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The hitting and baserunning of Ron LeFlore sparked the Tigers to a 7-3 victory over the Twins. With the score 3-3 in the sixth inning, Steve Dillard singled, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Ron LeFlore. LeFlore singled to lead off the third stanza, stole second and scored on a single by John Wockenfuss. LeFlore's steal was his 27th consecutive, setting an A. L. record. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 3Game Played on Tuesday, August 22, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumTigers 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 - 7 11 1
Twins 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 2
Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
LeFlore cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .295 Powell rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .251
Wockenfuss lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .295 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Staub dh 3 0 2 0 2 1 .298 Carew 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .342
Parrish c 4 1 0 0 0 2 .220 Ford cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .296
Rodriguez 3b 3 2 0 0 2 0 .258 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Stanley 1b 5 1 0 0 0 1 .256 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .294
Corcoran rf 5 0 1 3 0 0 .266 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dillard 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .245 Norwood lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270
Trammell ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .259 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 7 11 6 6 5 Totals 35 3 7 3 2 3
Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 7,726
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1
Errors: Trammell, Carew, Norwood
Doubles: Dillard 2 (4), Corcoran (11), Powell (16)
Triples: Trammell (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (58)
Caught Stealing: Wockenfuss (1)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (3,by Perzanowski)
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Slaton W(13-9) 9 7 3 2 2 3 0 37 4.06
Totals 9 7 3 2 2 3 0 37
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Jackson 4 6 3 3 4 3 0 21 4.85
Perzanowski L(2-6) 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 23 5.82
Totals 9 11 7 7 6 5 0 44
Hit by Pitch: Perzanowski (3)
Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub singled to left; Parrish struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Powell reached on an error by Trammell; Smalley
grounded out (second to first) [Powell to second]; Carew singled
to left [Powell scored (unearned)]; Ford struck out; Wynegar
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0,
Twins 1.
TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez walked; Stanley forced Rodriguez (second
unassisted); Corcoran flied out to right; Dillard doubled to
right [Stanley to third]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.
TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams flied
out to center; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.
TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Wockenfuss singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Staub struck out
while Wockenfuss was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parrish made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 1.
TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Powell lined
to left; Smalley made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 1.
TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez walked; Stanley popped to third in foul
territory; Corcoran flied out to left; Dillard doubled to left
[Rodriguez scored (error by Norwood), Dillard to third];
Trammell tripled to center [Dillard scored]; LeFlore lined to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford singled
to left; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Ford to
second]; Cubbage singled to center [Ford scored]; Adams grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.
TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss walked; Staub walked [Wockenfuss to
second]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Parrish forced
Staub (pitcher to second) [Wockenfuss to third]; Rodriguez
reached on a fielder's choice [Wockenfuss out at home (third to
catcher), Parrish to second]; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: Norwood was called out on strikes; Wilfong flied out
to left; Powell doubled to left; Smalley walked; Carew singled
to center [Powell scored, Smalley to second]; Ford grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 3.
TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Dillard singled to left;
Trammell grounded out (second to first) [Dillard to second];
LeFlore singled to left [Dillard scored]; Wockenfuss grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins
3.
TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Cubbage flied
out to left; Adams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.
TIGERS 7TH: Staub walked; Parrish struck out; Rodriguez reached
on an error by Carew [Staub out at third (shortstop to third)];
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 3.
TWINS 7TH: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); Powell singled to center;
Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.
TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Dillard made an out to shortstop; Trammell walked;
LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 3.
TWINS 8TH: Carew lined to left; Ford singled to center; Wynegar
flied out to right; Cubbage walked [Ford to second]; Adams flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.
TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss singled to left; Staub singled to right
[Wockenfuss to second]; Parrish was hit by a pitch [Wockenfuss
to third, Staub to second]; Rodriguez forced Wockenfuss (second
to catcher) [Staub to third, Parrish to second]; Stanley forced
Staub (first to catcher) [Parrish to third, Rodriguez to
second]; Corcoran doubled to right [Parrish scored, Rodriguez
scored, Stanley scored]; Dillard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Twins 3.
TWINS 9TH: Norwood flied out to left; Wilfong grounded out
(catcher to first); Powell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Twins 3.
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